America's biggest pet peeves

May 6, 2014 |Dana Guthrie

This Harris Poll asked participants to choose between sets of two common annoyances, to see which is worse in each set. Here are the things that annoy people the most.

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A Harris Poll released May 5 surveyed 2,234 adults online between March 12 and 17to find out which aspects of social life bother them the most. Here are the results.

What’s worse: Tailgaters or people who drive too slowly in the passing lane?

Overall, more drivers hate being tailgated, the survey found, and 58 percent of women also think road-ragey people riding on their back bumper annoys them the most.
Men, on the other hand, can’t stand it when a slow driver hangs out in the left lane.
People younger than 49 were slightly more likely to dislike slowpokes, while older respondents dislike tailgaters more.

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A Harris Poll released May 5 surveyed 2,234 adults online between March 12 and 17to find out which aspects of social life bother them the most. Here are the results.

What’s worse: Tailgaters or people who drive too slowly in the passing lane?

Overall, more drivers hate being tailgated, the survey found, and 58 percent of women also think road-ragey people riding on their back bumper annoys them the most.
Men, on the other hand, can’t stand it when a slow driver hangs out in the left lane.
People younger than 49 were slightly more likely to dislike slowpokes, while older respondents dislike tailgaters more.